PC World

Spotify’s hidden Basic tier can save you cash, if you can find it

PCWorld reports that Spotify offers a hidden “Basic” tier launched in mid-2024 for $10.99/month, providing music-only streaming without audiobooks or lossless audio. This plan requires existing ...
Variety

Oscars Visual Effects Top 20 Finalists: ‘Avatar,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Predator,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked’ and More Make the Cut (EXCLUSIVE)

The Oscar race for visual effects is down to 20. With multiple sources confirming to Variety, the list of finalists includes a mix of anticipated blockbusters and franchise entries, with major studios ...
USA Today

What is universal basic income, and can it solve the affordability crisis?

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...
Computer Bild

Programmieren ohne Programmiersprache oder Kenntnisse: Strategien und Software

Eine eigene Software zu programmieren, ist großartig – wenn man einen Plan von der Sache hat. Wollen Sie das ohne besondere Kenntnisse tun und ohne Programmiercode zu erdenken? Wir stellen Wege vor, ...
WDR

WDR-Angebot „Programmieren mit dem Elefanten“ erobert Bibliotheken in NRW

Gute Neuigkeiten zum 50. Geburtstag des kleinen blauen Elefanten: Kinder können demnächst in Bibliotheken in ganz NRW mit dem Elefanten spielerisch programmieren lernen – analog und digital. Die ...
Rolling Stone

Djo Isn’t Impressed by Illusions on New Single ‘Basic Being Basic’ From Upcoming Album ‘The Crux’

Joe Keery isn’t falling for the illusion of money, fame, or extended screen time on “Basic Being Basic,” his hot-tempered new single as Djo. The record will appear on the forthcoming album The Crux, ...
ZEIT

Programmieren: Programmieren lernen – kann das weg?

Im Silicon Valley zweifeln Tech-Promis am Nutzen des Programmierens für die Zukunft, da künstliche Intelligenz (KI) zunehmend Code generiert. Allerdings zeigen Erfahrungen von Profis, dass KI-Tools ...
Süddeutsche Zeitung

Wie Erwachsene Programmieren lernen

Programmieren ist nur etwas für IT-Spezialisten und nichts für den normalen Büromenschen? Wer das anders sieht und es sich in seinem vielleicht eher langweiligen und mutmaßlich eher schlecht bezahlten ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Universal Basic Guys’ Review: Fox’s Good-Natured Bro Toon Is Too Familiar to Feel Fresh

The animated comedy follows two South Jersey brothers through a series of wacky adventures funded by an income pilot program they were enrolled in after losing their factory jobs. By Angie Han ...
Wired

Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...
Scientific American

Basic Income Gives Money without Strings. Here’s How People Spend It

In 2020, amid widespread layoffs and economic turmoil brought on by the COVID pandemic, 1,000 low-income people in Texas and Illinois won something of a lottery. They were selected to receive $1,000 ...
Business Insider

Sam Altman's basic-income study is out. Here's what it found.

The results of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's guaranteed-basic-income study are in. Overall spending increased, but most of the extra cash went to food and rent. Recipients experienced decreased financial ...